Ford, I think I'm a Sofa.

I have this feeling lately (which when I say it means more today and yesterday, maybe some days before but I can't be certain, everything is so long and stretching these days) that I want to wear as many patterns as possible. It's not that I want things to clash, but I want them to be pleasingly off-kilter. There are days I have a specific thought of what I want to dress like, and today I thought, yes, I would like too dress like furniture. A sofa, if possible, with a ridiculous pattern, mostly inspired by this coat from Bohemian Bisoux

Coat: Bohemian Bisoux, Pants: J. Crew, Blouse: J. Crew Fall 2011, Shoes: Nine West circa 2008, Bag: Aldo Summer 2011, Pin: Vintage birthday gift 

I had little to no interest in these pants until I thought about them with the coat. I might have actually thought the print hideous at one point (when I saw it on a skirt) but suddenly, as skinny cropped pants, it's exactly what I was missing. How could I not have realized it combines my favorite shade of ugly green with a little bit of purple, a combination I can hardly ever resist?

 My heels kept poking the little discs through the stairs and I almost perished for teetering!

It's funny how things work out wardrobe-wise. I always figure I ought to buy what I like, within reason (well, sort of), and eventually it will all go together in a way. It's not the easiest way to shop and build a wardrobe and so there are days when I think geez, if only I had been a bit more practical about the whole thing it would be much easier to get dressed.

Somehow it works out. This poor pin doesn't get worn as often as I should, mostly because it's quite huge and heavy, but the coat has a large enough collar that it now has a nice little home. After a while, things just start to fit together, even if some things have fallen apart.

Thanks to my mom for snapping these pictures!